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ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,333,748 HOSIERY PROCESSING MACHINERYAND APPARATUS Charles Horberg, Jr., Chicago, Ill., assignor to ParamountTextile Machinery Co., Kankakee, 111., a corporation of IllinoisOriginal application Feb. 15, 1963, Ser. No. 258,795.

Divided and this application Jan. 4, 1965, Ser. No.

8 Claims. (Cl. 223-76) This invention relates to machines for processinghosiery. More particularly, the invention relates to a new and improvedsemiautomatic machine adapted for transporting hosiery on forms througha processing zone, processing the hosiery in such zone, and thereafterremoving the hosiery from the forms and collecting the hosiery. Theinvention further relates to new and improved handling and processingapparatus useful in hosiery processing machinery, including apparatusfor transporting hosiery, drying apparatus, apparatus for removinghosiery from hosiery forms, and apparatus for transferring and forcollecting hosiery.

This application is a division of my co-pending application Ser. No.258,795, filed Feb. 15, 1963.

In the course of hosiery manufacturingand finishing operations, thehosiery articles may be placed on forms or boarded, and then subjectedto a processing operation. One such operation, similarly referred to asboarding, is a drying operation conducted in a controlled atmosphere,wherein a damp or wet stocking is dried in its proper shape on the form.In the past, this operation has been preceded by two successiveoperations for reducing the quantity of liquid present in the hosiery,namely, extraction, and partial drying in bulk or tumble drying. Anotherprocessing operation which may be con-ducted with the hosiery on formsis setting, wherein the hosiery is subjected to steam or othercontrolled atmosphere to set the hosiery to proper shape, as in the caseof nylon stockings.

The foregoing and similar operations in the past have involvedconsiderable manual labor. In operations where semiautomatic apparatushas been employed, a number of disadvantages have been experienced, andthere is a substantial need for improvements. Among the deficiencieswhich have existed are the complex and cumbersome nature of theapparatus, and lack of durability, with resulting operational andmaintenance problems. Limitations have existed in the type and qualityof hosiery which can be handled with stripping and collecting apparatus.Operation has involved hazards and discomfort to the operator,inconvenience, and a high noise level. Where drying apparatus has beenused, the heat efficiency and drying capacity have not been as high asdesired.

An important object of the present invention is to overcome these andother prior disadvantages and to provide improvements in hosieryprocessing machines, handling and processing apparatus, and methods ofhandling and processing hosiery.

Another object is to provide a machine, and transport, stripping,collecting and drying apparatus adapted for use therein which areoutstandingly simple and reliable in construction and operation, and arestrong and durable, requiring but a minimum of maintenance.

An additional object is to provide very versatile machinery andapparatus of the type described, and particularly, which may be employedin processing fine grades of hosiery as well as heavier grades.

A further object is to achieve substantial improvements in workingconditions and efficiency by providing safe, quiet, convenient, andtrouble-free machinery and apparatus.

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Another object is to provide machinery and apparatus adapted for lineoperation in a hosiery mill.

Yet another object is to provide transport apparatus accomplishing theforegoing objects, and which provides exceptionally smooth, reliable,and convenient automatic operation. The transport apparatus is adaptedfor moving hosiery forms from one operating zone or station to the next,in accurately timed movement, while compactly grouping the hosiery formsduring processing of the hosiery. The transport apparatus also is usefulfor performing other operations and may be employed in conjunction withvarious types of apparatus.

A further object is to provide a hosiery stripper assembly for removinghosiery from hosiery forms and collecting the hosiery, automaticallyfollowing a processing operation.

An additional object is to provide hosiery stripping apparatus whichprovides smooth, rapid removal of fine as well as heavier hosiery fromhosiery forms without distortion or damage, and which is adapted tooperate automatically in accurately timed relationship to hosierytransport apparatus.

A further object is to provide stripping apparatus of the foregoingcharacter which is adapted for removing hosiery from moving forms, andwhich then presents the removed hosiery articles in a mannerfacilitating removal of the articles therefrom and collection of thearticles in a desired manner.

A still further object is to provide fluid pressure actuated strippingapparatus, and also, to provide novel means for pressurizing anddepressurizing the apparatus.

Another object is to provide hosiery collecting apparatus whichfurnishes safe and reliable removal of hosiery articles from a stripperor the like, and collects the articles in even groups and ready forsucceeding operations, all without distorting or damaging the hosiery.The collecting apparatus is also useful for transferring articlesthereto from other apparatus.

An additional object is to provide collecting apparatus of the foregoingcharacter which is adapted to operate automatically in accurately timedrelationship to hosiery stripping apparatus, and especially, with bothtypes of apparatus operating synchronously with transport apparatus.

A further object is to provide drying apparatus having high heatefiiciency and drying capacity, thereby reducing power requirements andimproving the quality of drying.

A still further object is to provide drying apparatus which whenemployed in a boarding machine or the like, eliminates the prior tumbledrying operation.

These and other objects, advantages, and functions of the invention willbe apparent on reference to the specification and to the attacheddrawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the invention, whereinlike parts are identified by like reference symbols in each of theviews, and wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a front side elevational view of a hosiery boarding machineaccording to the invention, with a base door panel broken away to revealthe interior of the motor compartment;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof, with another door panelbroken away to provide an end view of structure in the motorcompartment;

FIG. 3 is an assembly drawing of the machine in horizontal sectionalview, taken substantially on line 33 of FIGS. 2 and 16 and with partsremoved and other parts broken away, illustrating particularly thetransport apparatus and its relationship to other structures;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of parts of thetransport apparatus, taken on line 44 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of parts of thetransport apparatus, taken on line 55 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of a left hand section ofthe transport apparatus asviewed in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional and elevational View taken substantiallyon line 77 of FIGS. 3 and 6;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 88 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of a right hand section ofthe transport apparatus as viewed in FIG 3;

FIG. 10 is a sectional and elevational view taken substantially on line10-10 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan and partly sectional view of part of theconveyor in the transport apparatus and mounting means for a hosieryform on a link of the conveyor, and also illustrating the end of ahosiery form mounted thereon;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof, with parts broken away andin section, taken on line 1212 of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a sectional and elevational view taken on line 1313 of FIG.11;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged elevational and sectional View of the interior ofthe motor compartment, illustrating the drive apparatus and connectionsto the transport, stripper, and collector apparatus;

FIG. 15 is a sectional and elevational view taken substantially alonglines 1515 of FIG. 14, illustrating connections to the collector, and avalve regulating the supply of compressed air for operating the stripperhead;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the drying cabinet,with a broken line representation of transport apparatus therein,illustrating the air flow in the cabinet;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the machine with parts removed, and withthe roof of the drying cabinet and the platform surmounting the base ofthe machine broken away, to reveal the interior of the cabinet and thelower drive apparatus and connections in the motor compartment;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged side and rear perspective view of part of thestripper assembly as seen looking upwardly, including the stripper andthe collector, and illustrating successive positions of the stripper insolid and phantom lines, respectively, with the stripper shown inphantom lines in its stripping position at a hosiery form;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the stripper, taken online 1919 of FIGS. 18 and 22;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged top plan view, with parts broken away and insection, of the stripper and the collector, slightly separated fromtheir transfer positions of FIG. 22;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged elevational and sectional view of a torque barand a guide roller unit on the stripper engaging the bar, taken on line21-21 of FIG. 20 and with a part broken away and in section;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged side elevational and sectional view of thestripper and the collector, with parts broken away, showing the unitstogether in their transfer positions;

FIG. 23 is a sectional view of the stripper, taken on lines 2323 of FIG.22;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged side elevational view with parts broken away andin section, showing the reverse sides of the stripper and the collector,with respect to those shown in FIG. 22;

FIGS. 25-27 are, respectively, sectional views of the collector takensubstantially along the lines 2525, 2626 and 2727 of FIG. 20;

FIG. 28 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational and partly sectional viewof an air supply valve on the stripper and an air chuck, as they cometogether to supply compressed air to the stripper;

FIG. 29 is a side elevational and sectional view illu strating twopositions of the stripper drive connections in solid and phantom lines,respectively, and showing the stripper and collector support associatedtherewith, taken substantially along lines'2929 of FIG. 14;

FIG. 30 is a similar view of the stripper and collector support on alarger scale, and illustrating the collector drive connections andcompressed air supply means for the stripper including the air chucksupported thereby;

FIG. 31 is a front elevational view of the stripper and collectorsupport and collector drive connections, with parts broken away and insection;

FIGS. 3234 are sequential schematic views illustrating the operation ofthe stripper in removing a hosiery article from a hosiery form;

FIG. 35 is a schematic view showing, from right to left, threesuccessive positions of the hosiery article following its removal from aform, in the first two of which it is clamped by the stripper, and inthe last of which it is clamped by the collector;

FIG. 36 is a schematic elevational view of the collector holding hosieryarticles, illustrating its initial position preparatory to transferringan additional hosiery article thereto from the stripper;

FIG. 37 is a schematic fragmentary perspective view of collector andstripper parts in their positions illustrated in FIG. 36;

FIGS. 38-40 are schematic views like FIG. 37, illustrating successivepositions of the parts during the transfer operation;

FIG. 41 is a schematic view like FIG. 36 of the parts in their positionsillustrated in FIG. 40; and

FIG. 42 is a like view illustrating the succeeding positons of theparts, wherein the hosiery article is transferred to the collector.

Referring to the drawings, a preferred embodiment of a hosiery boardingmachine is illustrated in FIGS. 1-3. The machine includes a base 10, aprocessing or drying assembly 12, a transport assembly 14, a stripperassembly 16, and a drive assembly 18. Hosiery articles to be dried areboarded on hosiery forms constituting components of the transportassembly, and are conveyed to the drying assembly, where they are driedin proper'shape on the forms. The dried articles are conveyed to thestripper assembly, where they are stripped from the forms and collectedin a group of articles. The drive assembly is drivingly connected to thetransport assembly and to the stripper assembly for operating themsynchronously in accurately timed cooperative relationship. The machinemay be operated continuously to dry, strip, and collect the hosiery.

Referring also to FIGS. 14 and 16, the base 10 is constructed of anupstanding circular wall 20, upper and lower circular angle members 22and 24 extending around the inner periphery of the wall and securedthereto, and a horizontal platform 26 secured on the upper angle member.The side wall and the platform define a motor compartment 28 in the basethat provides a housing for the drive assembly 18. The drive assembly isin part mounted on the under surface of the platform 26, and in partmounted on lower cross beams such as indicated at 30 and 32. Thecrossbeams are supported on ledge members 34, which are mounted on thelower angle member 24. The base is seated on bars 36 in spaced relationabove a suitable foundation, as indicated by the floor line 38. The barsare supported by leveling screws 40 in threaded engagement therewith.Bolts 42 extend through the leveling screws into the foundation to"secure the machine in place. The machine is very compact, and it may beinstalled in this manner in any desired location.

Transport assembly Referring to FIGS. l-l3, the transport assembly 14includes an endless link conveyor 44 and a plurality of hosiery forms 46mounted thereon. As seen in FIG. 3,

the transport assembly also includes a primary conveyor track 48defining a closed path of movement for the conveyor, and an arcuatesecondary or side conveyor track 50. The primary track includesrespective arcuate and linear sections 48a and 48b intersecting at frontand rear corners 48c and 48d. Both of the tracks are mounted on theplatform 26 of the base 10. The conveyor travels on the tracks aroundthe platform, and it moves from one zone to the next of successiveboarding, processing or drying, and stripping zones or stations on thebase, respectively indicated at 52, 54, and 56.

As seen most clearly in FIGS. 11-13 the conveyor 44 is constructed ofalternating longitudinally curved or arcuate upper carrier links 58 andlower connecting links 60. The links are constructed of a plurality oflaminations of preferably metal sheet or strip material secured togetherby welding, riveting or other suitable means. One side or edge of eachlink, which corresponds to the inner side of the conveyor 44, is notchedtransversely to form a row of integral gear teeth 62 thereon. The gearteeth provide rack gear means on the links for driving the conveyor. Thegear teeth are uniformly spaced and arranged in regular succession fromone link to the next around a circular arc, when the adjoining arcuatelinks are arranged so that the respective axes of curvature coincide.

A hosiery form mounting block 64 is secured on the upper surface of eachcarrier link 58 by screws 67. The block includes an elongated base 66having a rectangular cross section and rounded ends. Opposite sides 68and 70 of the base are disposed inwardly of the adjacent margins of thelink, and they extend upwardly from the link in spaced parallel planes.An elongated flange plate 72 is integral with the base along one side 70thereof, and extends normally vertically from the normally horizontalflat upper surface 74 of the base. A transverse threaded mountingopening 76 is provided in the flange plate, and it is disposed towardsone end of the plate. An alternate mounting opening 76' is disposedtowards the opposite end of the plate. Three locater pins 77 extend fromthe inner side of the flange plate, being disposed on either side ofeach mounting opening.

The links 58 and 60 are pivotally connected together at their oppositeends by pivot pins 78 and 80 which pass through corresponding openingsin the links and the mounting blocks 64. The pivot pins are press fittedinto the carrier links 58 and the mounting block bases 66 for rigidity,and have a running fit in the connecting links 60 for pivotal movement.The gear teeth 62 extend from one pivotal axis to the other on each link(see FIG. 11), providing a regular succession of the teeth from one linkto the next as noted above.

Support rollers 82 and 82' are rollably mounted on the respective pivotpins beneath the connecting links. A guide roller 84 is mounted belowthe support roller 82' on the pivot pin 80 at the normally trailing endof each carrier link 58. Upper and lower retaining split rings 86 and 88and an intermediate split ring 90 beneath the connecting link 60 serveto maintain desired clearances forthe links and rollers in theirrotatable assembled positions on the pivot pin 80. Washers 92 and 94 aredisposed on opposite surfaces of the carrier link and block assembly,and washers 96 and 98 are disposed on opposite sides of the assembledrollers 82' and 84 on the pivot pin 80. Corresponding rings and washersserve to retain and separate the link ends and the lead roller 82mountedon the pivot pin 78 at the opposite or normally leading end ofthe carrier link 58.

A hosiery form 46 is mounted in upstanding inverted position on themounting block 64 on each carrier link 58. As seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, theform is constructed in the outline of a stocking, from a solid flatmetal plate or the like, desirably constructed of aluminum. Theparticular form illustrated is adapted for processing socks 102 havingconstricted tops 104. The form extends vertically upwardly from theconveyor 44. The form includes a leg section 105 composed of arelatively narrow end 106 which widens into a shank 108. The leg sectionis integral with a foot section 110 having a sole 110a. The foot sectionalso includes a heel portion 112 and a toe portion 114, and it otherwiseconforms to the shape in which a stocking is to be dried so as to fitproperly on the wearers foot. For convenience, the correspondingportions of the hose 102 are identified by like prime numerals.Substantially the entire periphery of the form is provided with a doublebevel 116 (FIGS. 12 and 13) for creasing the hose.

The form 46 is removably secured in end abutting relation on the uppersurface 74 of the mounting block 64. For this purpose, the form end 106is provided with a central longitudinal slot 118 extending upwardly fromthe lower margin, and with a locating opening 123 on either side of theslot. The form is mounted on the inner surface of the flange plate 72,with the locater pins 77 received in the locating openings 123. A washer120 is disposed on the opposite side of the form, and a screw 122extends through the washer and the form slot 118, into threadedengagement in the rear mounting opening 76 of the flange plate.Alternatively, it may be desirable in certain instances to mount theform with the slot 118 registering with the alternate mounting opening76', thus shifting the form forwardly.

The forms are mounted on the conveyor 44 in this manner so that they arearranged in a file of spaced apart forms facing in the same directionWhen the conveyor links are disposed with the mounting blocks 64 inalign-- ment, as seen in FIGS. 3 and 9. When the links are arranged sothat their axes of curvature coincide, the forms extend tangentially ofthe conveyor, as seen in FIGS. 3 and 6. The foot section 110 of eachform extends longitudinally of the carrier link and inclines upwardlyand forwardly from the vertical leg section 105 of the form, with thesole 110a of the foot facing upwardly.

The arcuate section 48a of the primary conveyor track 48 defines acircular path in the boarding zone 52 and in the drying zone 54. Thelinear section 48b defines a straight run path from front to rearcorresponding to a chord of the circle, extending from the drying zone'through the stripping zone 56, as seen in FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 8 inparticular, and also to FIGS. 7 and 10, the primary track forms an upperchannel 124 in which the support rollers 82 and 82' travel and aresupported. Shoulders 126 at the base of the channel provide supportingsurfaces and slideways for the support rollers. The channel is slightlywider than the rollers, and the rollers bear on one of inner and outerside walls 128 and 130 thereof. Which wall is contacted by a rollerdepends upon the location of the roller on the track, and in FIG. 10,the roller 82 bears on the inner wall 128. Both support rollers 82 and82' travel on the primary track 48 in the boarding and stripping zones52 and 56, to extend the links 58 and 60 in a file thereof and causethem to move generally longitudinally along the track in such zone.

The primary conveyor track 48 also forms a lower channel 132 havinginner and outer side walls 134 and 136 anding operations, assubsequently described, and to provide additional stability for theconveying apparatus. As seen in FIG. 10, the guide rollers are spacedslightly above the shoulders on the base 138.

As seen most clearly in FIGS. 3, 6 and 8, a retaining strip 140 ismounted on the outer wall of the primary conveyor track 48 in the frontquadrant of the arcuate section 48a. The strip extends over the upperchannel 124, to retain the rollers .in the track. Flexible guard strips144 and 146 are secured adjacent to opposite sides of the track in theboarding zone, as illustrated fragmenta-rily in FIG. 8 and as seen inFIGS. 1 and 2. The guard strips may be constructed of resilient materialsuch as neoprene. The

1. IN HOSIERY BOARDING MACHINERY HAVING A DRYING CHAMBER AND BOTH ASTRIPPING ZONE AND A LOADING ZONE OUTSIDE SAID DRYING CHAMBER, ASUCCESSION OF ELONGATED LINKS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER AT THEIRADJACENT END PORTIONS TO FORM AN ENDLESS CHAIN MOVABLE ALONG A GENERALLYHORIZONTAL PATH THROUGH SAID CHAMBER AND SAID ZONES, SAID LINKS BEINGMOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER FROM AN EXTENDED CONDITION OF THE CHAININ WHICH ADJACENT ONES OF SAID LINKS ARE DISPOSED IN GENERALLYEND-TO-END RELATION AND A COLLAPSED CONDITION OF THE CHAIN IN WHICHALTERNATE ONES OF SAID LINKS ARE DISPOSED IN GENERALLY SIDE-BY-SIDERELATION, GENERALLY UPRIGHT HOSIERY BOARDING FORMS CARRIED BY SAID CHAINAND BEING MOUNTED FOR MOVMENT WITH ALTERNATE ONES ONLY OF SAID LINKS,EACH OF SAID FORMS EXTENDING LONTIDUINALLY OF ITS CORRESPONDING LINKWITH THE FOOT PORTION OF THE FORM BEING DISPOSED ABOVE THE LINK AND WITHTHE TOE PORTION OF THE FORM FACING THE LEADING END OF THE LINK,CONTINUOUSLY ROTATABLE DRIVE MEANS LOCATED EXTERIORLY OF SAID DRYINGCHAMBER AND OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID CHAIN TO PULL SAID CHAIN FROM THEEXIT END PORTION OF THE DRYING CHAMBER IN AN EXTENDED CONDITION WITHSAID FORMS DISPOSED IN GENERALLY SINGLE FILE RELATION AND TO PASS SAIDEXTENDED CHAIN CONTINUOUSLY THROUGH THE STRIPPING AND LOADING ZONES ANDTO PUSH SAID EXTENDED CHAIN INTO THE ENTRANCE END PORTION OF THE DRYINGCHAMBER, MEANS FOR STRIPPING HOSIERY FROM SAID CONTINUOUSLY MOVING FROMSPASSING THROUGH SAID STRIPPING ZONE, AND MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID CHAINTHROUGH SAID DRYING CHAMBER IN A COLLAPSED CONDITION WITH SAID HOSIERYFORMS DISPOSED IN A COMPACT SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATION.